Kwok, Sun
Organic Matter in the Universe
Authored by an experienced writer and a well-known researcher of stellar evolution, interstellar matter and spectroscopy, this unique treatise on the formation and observation of organic compounds in space includes a spectroscopy refresher, as well as links to geological findings and finishes with the outlook for future astronomical facilities and solar system exploration missions. A whole section on laboratory simulations includes the Miller-Urey experiment and the ultraviolet photolysis of ices.
Keywords: newly forming planets, exoplanets, rocky planets, planetary nebulae, rocky exoplanets, interstellar organic molecules, organic matter in space, astrobiology, astronomy
- Author(s)
- Kwok, Sun
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2012
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 277 pages
- Category
- Natural Sciences
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9783527411191
- Printed ISBN
- 9783527637058